"How to Stuff a Wild Bikini"

TRCat · #1 12-25-2010, 09:27 AM

WARNING: GIRLS IN BIKINIS!

Hello,

Just got back a "directors cut" of my garage bands first music video. We're a First Wave Surf and Instrumental R-n-R band but I convinced the guy's to cover this vocal number by the band Tullycraft . My idea was a "tongue in cheek" take on the early '60's Beach movies - Frankie and Annette stuff. They weren't too keen until I told them it involved girls in bikinis!

The video only cost us a few hundred quid - food and drinks for the cast and crew, and a bottle of single malt for the editor.

Anyway, it's cold and snowy at present, but not in the video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H9BJcrlZvo

Merry Christmas

geoff_in_nc · #2 12-25-2010, 09:42 AM

Very cool. I bet that was a fun shoot.

BassChuck · #3 12-25-2010, 10:09 AM

nice bass rig

stratovani · #4 12-25-2010, 11:14 AM

Very very nice! A really cool retro vibe! Well done, guys!

rllefebv · #5 12-25-2010, 11:19 AM

Cool vid... Girls in bikini's are always a plus! Nice tones, you have some awesome playing moves... Part of me thinks that with the pre-trailer content you'd want a more 'vintage' looking amp for the shoot, but then again, those original surf movies were more cutting-edge and are only 'vintage' in hind-sight... Speaking of "hind-sight", there were some nice cabooses on hand

-robert

hrodbert696 · #6 12-25-2010, 07:19 PM

Woo hoo! That was fun. Besides the obvious... love the matching jaguars, is that the gear you actually use for shows or was it just for the video?

vegas532 · #7 12-25-2010, 07:38 PM

I wish to marry the tattooed girl in the pink striped bikini.

Well, maybe not exactly marry...

OPBASSMAN1994 · #8 12-25-2010, 07:55 PM

Girls in bikinis.

Retro surf-sound.

Jaguar bass.

That whiny synth that somehow is the perfect mix of fail and epic win.

This has my vote.

strummin · #9 12-25-2010, 07:59 PM

Cowabunga dude. That captured the feel and look and brought back memories.

Merry Christmas!!

SurferJoe46 · #10 12-25-2010, 10:06 PM

Just great! Great video and nice sync with the action too. Kudos to the recording engineer and mixer.

Is there something missing here???

Addendum::: I went surfing around after watching a bunch of the SURFRIDERS and found another bass player - wearing white gloves.

Whatzatallabout!?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NxWw...eature=related

TRCat · #11 12-26-2010, 07:33 AM

Guy's,

Thanks for your comments.

Yup, no cables! I intentionally wanted to capture the Beach Party movies - Dick Dale played on the beach with no visible means of amplification, never mind cables. I wanted to capture as much as we could of those old films - the fun, innocence, retro, and yes corniness - as best we could. No overt "rump-shaking" or any of the modern useage of girls in bikinis - not that there's anything wrong with that! ;-)

We pre-recorded the music via bedroom recording studio and just played along to the recording on the day. Of note, I hated the recording, so much so, that when the lead guitarist/engineer visited some mates in LA they tried to "fix" it but it was too late and would have thrown the editor off.

When we play live I usually just use the MB 210, but I also have a MB 115 that I sometimes add.

It was indeed a fun day/shoot - the negative was that the drummer - US Army, had a short notice 6month TDY to NATO and we had to resked the shoot until the Labor Day wknd. He drove back for the shoot but unfortunately we lost 1/2 our American cast - all US Military...mostly girls. The only American girl was "your girl" Vegas532, a 19yr Navy Petty officer from Texas! All the other girls were locals who were about to return to University - mostly 19-20yr olds.

The song was not in our set list - we play "traditional" surf of the instrumental style, but may have to add this in future.

Cheers,

Tom

TRCat · #12 12-26-2010, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SurferJoe46

Just great! Great video and nice sync with the action too. Kudos to the recording engineer and mixer.

Is there something missing here???

Addendum::: I went surfing around after watching a bunch of the SURFRIDERS and found another bass player - wearing white gloves.

Whatzatallabout!?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NxWw...eature=related

Not sure about the "other" band: SURFRIDERS. I came up with the name almost two years ago as there weren't any bands currently playing/using it in the UK. We spell it "SurfRiders" - not sure where the other band is from. If my lead guitarist would only get off his duff and finish up our 6+ demos/recordings to which we already have video for, we'd be able to push them off/populate the YouTube page! lol

PaulNYC · #13 12-26-2010, 07:54 AM

Great Video. You guys got more than your money's worth.

Crazyeelboy · #14 12-26-2010, 08:02 AM

Well done!

perfektspace6 · #15 12-26-2010, 06:53 PM

Very, very nice. You captured the vibe.

**peledog** · #16 12-27-2010, 02:44 AM

Nice work!

Vincent P · #17 12-27-2010, 03:25 AM

Great video on a couple of hundred :-)

My name is Mudd · #18 12-27-2010, 10:21 AM

I want a shirt!

SurferJoe46 · #19 12-27-2010, 10:40 AM

I just sent your hit-count up another few clicks. Ya know what I feel is very 'authentic' about the video?

The four-square cameo boxes.

Just like The Partridge Family, Gidget, The Flying Nun and The Brady Bunch cameo-intro to those TV shows, your video captures the tech-of-the-times by using that screen technique.

It creates the retro-appropriate nuances and screen slides and melts that makes it so real and seemingly like a time-warp to the 1960s.

Gotta go wax my board now <sniff> and that's a MAN-TEAR you see.

hdracer · #20 12-27-2010, 12:18 PM

Great song and video
The only thing I see wrong with it is the Markbass amp looks totally out of place.